Twins

News about Twins, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Jan. 21, 2015

Tennis careers of Czech twins Karolina and Kristyna Pliskova are diverging after both made strong showing as junior challengers; Karolina holds 20th overall ranking, and has advanced to women's second round of Australian Open, while 131st-ranked Kristyna was eliminated in qualifying round; other twins in tennis history have also had disparate results. MORE

Aug. 26, 2014

Dr Nancy L Segal study published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences produces evidence that twins often have similar personalities due to genetic traits rather than social conditioning; study compared personalities of twins with unrelated people who look very similar, using work of photographer Francois Brunelle. MORE

May. 25, 2014

Gray Matter column by Prof Nancy L Segal discusses behavioral study in which she observed twins Ann Hunt and Liz Hamel after they were reunited following lifelong, 78-year separation; argues that experiment, along with her other research, shows that extremely close bonds between identical twins may stem from a genetic rather than environmental basis. MORE

Nov. 26, 2013

Nic and Tristan Puehse, twin teen skateboarding phenoms, gave up boards two years ago and have set their sites on becoming doubles tennis champions; brothers say they became bored with skateboarding, which they had done since age 6. MORE

Jul. 24, 2013

Mar. 27, 2013

Profiles of Phoenix Suns power forward Markieff Morris and small forward Marcus Morris, second set of twins to play together for same team in NBA history; first set--Dick and Tom Van Arsdale--also played for Suns, during 1976-1977 season. MORE

Mar. 6, 2012

British research study in journal BJOG suggests that many parents of twins are misinformed as to whether their babies are fraternal or identical because doctors themselves are confused; finds that 14.7 percent of couples involved had been misinformed about their babies. MORE

Jan. 24, 2012

National Center for Health Statistics reports that the rate of twin births in the United States rose 76 percent from 1980 to 2009, growth that is largely attributable to the increased use of fertility drugs and assisted reproductive technology. MORE

Jan. 15, 2012

Kirk and Nate Mueller, identical twins who design iPad apps and Web sites, have become overnight media stars partly as a result of their carefully crafted image, in which they dress and act in the exact same way; are one of several well-known pairs who have capitalized on the fascination people have with twins. MORE

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One of my twins was born a boy but, for the moment at least, identifies a girl; wearing dresses, using the girls’ restroom, crying if referred to as “he.” Only one person has handled all of this with ease: her twin sister.

January 10, 2014, Friday

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Two weeks ago, the Riester twins died on the same day in a Florida hospital; they were 92. Both Franciscan monks, Brother Julian died in the morning and Brother Adrian died in the evening — after being told of Julian’s death. Few who knew them were surprised, as it would be hard to imagine one’s surviving without the other.